Christopher Salmon Patterson (January 16, 1823 – July 24, 1893) was a Canadian Puisne judge of the Supreme Court of Canada.

Born in London, England, the son of John and Ann Patterson, he studied at the Royal Belfast Academical Institution in Ireland.

He was called to the Canada West Bar in 1851 and moved to Toronto in 1856 and practised law.

In 1874, he was appointed to the Ontario Court of Error and Appeal.

Patterson Township, Ontario is named in his honour.